Welcome, New Church Run Rocket Families!

We are so excited that you are sharing your summer with us! As a volunteer-run organization, we rely on parent volunteers to help make meets and events happen. All meet and event jobs have a point value attached to them, and most jobs are worth one point. Your family is required to have four volunteer points per season, and at least one point must be for an away meet. Please note that you will likely want to have another parent or friend keep track of your swimmer(s) while you are volunteering.

Here are some good volunteer jobs for new families:

(All first-half positions start at the beginning of the meet, 6pm, unless otherwise noted. Second-half positions start in the middle of Event 27, usually around 8:15 pm, and last until the end of the meet)

LOLLIPOP PARENT 

The Lollipop parent watches each heat and gives a lollipop to the heat winner when they exit the pool. Lollipops are obtained from the Snack Bar. This position must be in place at 5:50 p.m.

TIMER-COMPUTER RUNNER 

The Runner reports to the Computer Rep at 5:30. The Runner distributes Lane/ Timer Sheets and Meet Programs to the appropriate Officials around the pool deck as directed by the Computer Rep. The Runner then reports to the Referee's Table (by the Starter) at 5:45. The Runner picks up the Lane/Timer Sheets from the Timers after every two events. The Runner checks for initials and takes the sheets to the table workers. The Runner also collects any DQ cards from the S&T Judge at the starting block end of the pool and takes them to the Referee for signature. The Runner collects all DQ cards from the Referee and takes them to the table workers.

REFEREE RUNNER 

The Referee Runner reports to the Referee's Table (by the Starter) at 5:45. The Referee Runner picks up DQ cards from the S&T Judges around the remainder of the deck. After checking for initials, the Referee Runner takes them to the Referee for his/her signature. Either the Referee or the Referee Runner hands all DQ cards to the Timer Runner who takes them to the table workers.

SET UP CREW 

The Set Up Crew reports to the Meet Director at 3:00 and removes all "unwanted" items such as tables, lounge chairs, and pool ladders. They rope off the deck for the Officials and ensure the deck is set up for the meet including placing 3 chairs behind each starting block, as well as hanging the results boards and the false start rope. The Set Up Crew is finished when the deck is ready, usually about 5:15. Up to 3 people may be allocated for Snack Bar Set Up at the discretion of the Meet Director and Snack Bar Manager. Tasks for all Set Up Crew include carrying tables and heavy furniture, moving heavy coolers, etc. It is critical to be on time for this job and be able to lift heavy items.

TABLE WORKER 

The table workers are supervised by the HEAD TABLE WORKER, which is a trained position. The first half table workers start at 6:00 and are responsible for preparing the Lane/Timer Sheets for data entry. They review the times on the sheets and write the "middle times" so the data entry person can key it in the computer.

TIMER

CRR must provide 9 timers for each half of each swim meet. First half timers report at 5:30. The Recording Timer on each lane will have a clipboard with the list of swimmers for each heat that will swim in that lane only. The Recording Timer asks the swimmer his/her name. The three Timers time the swimmer and the Recording Timer records the three times on the Lane/Timer Sheet. After every event, the Recording Timer initials the sheet. After every 2 events, the Timer Runner picks up the Lane/Timer Sheet from each lane and takes it to the table workers.

SNACK BAR HELPER

This role includes selling customers “concession” items, stocking and restocking items, and working the register.